June 4th, 2017

Finance Committee Corner Last Sunday $5,377 was received in the offertory
baskets at Mass and $5,840.4 was received through Parish Pay, for a total of $11,217.40. Thank you for so generously giving to our regular collection.
The Ascension offering totaled $2183. Thank you!

FATHER’S DAY Father’s Day is on June 18th, 2017. If you would like your Father and the Fathers special to you remembered throughout the month of June please drop by the rectory and write their names on an envelope and give it to the receptionist. You may make an offering if you wish. A father’s memorial book will be in the sanctuary throughout the month.

ACCESSIBILITY Thanks to the generosity of one donor we are almost ready to begin the installation of the new HandiLift. Work began on Tuesday, May 30th, and for the duration of the installation there will be no Lift in operation. The installation itself will take four days, but testing could prolong the process. During that time, our maintenance crew will assist anyone who needs access to the church with a temporary ramp. Please be mindful that if you do need access via the ramp or HandiLift, it is helpful to call the rectory when you arrive to church so we can assist. Thank you for your patience as we work through this very necessary upgrade.

JOIN BLESSED SACRAMENT’S BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE It’s finally happening and we need your help. The parish’s Buildings and Grounds Committee is forming and still needs volunteers. The committee’s task is to find ways to better use the parish’s buildings’ spaces and improve energy usage. If you have experience with building design, renewable energy, construction, work in the building trades or just interested in helping to optimize the use of the parish’s facilities, the committee needs your help. This is an opportunity to help the parish be a better steward of its funds and the environment by reducing our utility bills and carbon footprint. Please contact Pia Ferrario at
pferrario2@icloud.com.

MOVING WITH THE SPIRIT! A Parish Dance Party to be held on Saturday June 17th from 7PM-11PM, sponsored by the Blessed Sacrament’s Gay Fellowship. Tickets will cost $150, and all proceeds will go towards Blessed Sacrament’s outreach to the poor as well as two non-profits that support vulnerable youth, in particular from the LGBT community- the Ali Forney Center and Born this Way. Come celebrate our Parish diversity, as we dance the night away united in the Spirit which binds us together! For more details, please feel free to contact: Richard Vida at 646-298-5066. Tickets can be purchased online at www.blessedsacramentnyc.org/movingwiththespirit

Please join our Blessed Sacrament Catholic Families Group! We offer a range of events to help each other in raising our children as Catholics and becoming better in our own practice of the faith. We also host a monthly moms' group. Sign up at
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/ - free to join and events are free.

Discover new insights on Sacred Scripture with international Bible scholars and keynote speakers, Thomas Cardinal Collins of Toronto (English) and Carlos Cardinal Osoro Sierra of Madrid (Spanish). Join Archbishop Cristophe Louis Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to the United States, for the opening Mass. Meet Dr. Roy Peterson, President of the American Bible Society, and enjoy a preview of the soon-to-open Museum of the Bible with the museum’s president, Cary Summers.

Sponsored by the Archdiocesan Catechetical Office and American Bible Society. Fee $25 per person. For details on all speakers and information on registration, visit
www.nyfaithformation.org

LOVE & RESPONSIBILITY SERIES The Young Adult Outreach Program is excited to announce Love and Responsibility in NYC, returning to Immaculate Conception’s Outdoor Garden (414 East 14th Street, New York, NY)! Join world-renowned speakers who are flying in from across the country to discuss all things “relationship”. We are hosting a live concert EACH WEEK following the discussion with wine! EVENT IS FREE! For more information, visit our website at
www.catholicnyc.com